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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The cloister walk The cloister walk Kathleen Norris A New York Times bestseller for 23 weeksA New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A strange and beautiful book...Part memoir, part meditation, it is a remarkable piece of writing." -The Boston Globe"… OL1838569W
Monastères Monastères Patrick Gilliéron Lopreno Avec photographies de l'Abbaye de St-Maurice et de chanoines: p. 18, 21, 28, 53, 57, 63-64, 68, 69, 77, 81, 93, 94-97 OL24200255W
The Artificiality of Christianity The Artificiality of Christianity M. B. Pranger Publisher's description: The writings of Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) reveal how the monastic mind, oscillating between hope and despair, was absorbed in technical exercises rather than in religi… OL3458699W
The twilight of American culture The twilight of American culture Morris Berman A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at… OL4648600W